[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E653-E655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COMMEMORATING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
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HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE
of texas
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Law Enforcement
Caucus and
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the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism,
Homeland Security, and Investigations, I rise to commemorate National
Police Week, which runs from May 13 through May 19.
It is altogether fitting and proper that we do this.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is the nation's
monument to law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty.
Dedicated on October 15, 1991, the Memorial honors federal, state and
local law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for
the safety and protection of our nation and its people.
Carved on its walls are the names of 21,541 officers who have been
killed in the line of duty throughout U.S. history, dating back to the
first known death in 1791.
Added to the Wall this year will be the names of the 129 police
officers killed in the line of duty in 2017.
Mr. Speaker, enshrined on the Memorial Wall of Honor also are the
names of 1,731 fallen peace officers from the state of Texas, the most
of any state, including 115 members of the Houston Police Department
who gave their lives to keep their city safe.
Mr. Speaker, today there are more than 900,000 law enforcement
personnel serving the people of our country, the highest amount ever.
About 12 percent of them are female.
These brave men and women risk their lives to keep the peace and keep
us safe but they are too often taken by the violence they are working
to prevent.
Every year, a law enforcement officer is killed somewhere in the
United States every 58 hours, and there are also 58,627 assaults
against our law officers each year, resulting in 16,667 injuries.
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent the people of the 18th
Congressional District of Texas in paying tribute to the 129 fallen
heroes who will be joining the 21,541 gallant men and women who gave
the last full measure of devotion to the communities they took an oath
to protect and serve.
Among those fallen Texans are Sergeant Steve Albert Perez of the
Houston Police Department whose watch ended on September 7, 2017, when
he drowned answering the call of service during the severe flooding
caused by Hurricane Harvey; and Assistant Chief Deputy Clinton
Greenwood of Harris County Constable Office, Precinct 3, whose watch
ended April 3, 2017 when he was ambushed when he arrived to work at the
Baytown, Texas Courthouse.
Mr. Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence in memory of the 129
officers whose names will be added to the National Peace Officers
Memorial Wall of Honor.
Houston Law Enforcement Officers Memorialized on the Wall of Honor
1. Timothy Scott Abernethy; End of Watch: December 7, 2008;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
2. Charles H Baker; End of Watch: August 16, 1979; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
3. Johnny Terrell Bamsch; End of Watch: January 30, 1975;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
4. Claude R Beck; End of Watch: December 10, 1971; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
5. Jack B Beets; End of Watch: March 30, 1955; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
6. Troy A Blando; End of Watch: May 19, 1999; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
7. James Charles Boswell; End of Watch: December 9, 1989;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
8. C E Branon; End of Watch: March 20, 1959; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
9. John M Cain; End of Watch: August 3, 1911; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
10. Richard H Calhoun; End of Watch: October 10, 1975;
Houston, Texas, Police Department
11. Dionicio M Camacho; End of Watch: October 23, 2009;
Harris County, Texas, S.O.
12. Henry Canales; End of Watch: June 23, 2009; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
13. Frank Manuel Cantu Jr; End of Watch: March 25, 2004;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
14. E C Chavez; End of Watch: September 17, 1925; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
15. Charles Roy Clark; End of Watch: April 3, 2003;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
16. Charles Robert Coates II; End of Watch: February 23,
1983; Houston, Texas, P.D.
17. Pete Corrales; End of Watch: January 25, 1925; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
18. Rufus E Daniels; End of Watch: August 23, 1917;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
19. Johnnie Davidson; End of Watch: February 19, 1921;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
20. Worth Davis; End of Watch: June 17, 1928; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
21. Keith Alan Dees; End of Watch: March 7, 2002; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
22. Reuben Becerra Deleon Jr; End of Watch: October 26,
2005; Houston, Texas, P.D.
23. William Edwin Deleon; End of Watch: March 29, 1982;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
24. Floyd T Deloach Jr; End of Watch: June 30, 1965;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
25. George D Edwards; End of Watch: June 30, 1939; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
26. Dawn Suzanne Erickson; End of Watch: December 24, 1995;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
27. J C Etheridge; End of Watch: August 23, 1924; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
28. James E Fenn; End of Watch: March 14, 1891; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
29. E D Fitzgerald; End of Watch: September 30, 1930;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
30. C Edward Foley; End of Watch: March 10, 1860; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
31. Joseph Robert Free; End of Watch: October 18, 1912;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
32. Guy P Gaddis; End of Watch: January 31, 1994; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
33. James T Gambill; End of Watch: December 1, 1936;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
34. Florentino M Garcia Jr; End of Watch: November 10,
1989; Houston, Texas, P.D.
35. Ben Eddie Gerhart; End of Watch: June 26, 1968;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
36. G Q Gonzalez; End of Watch: February 28, 1960; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
37. Charles R Gougenheim; End of Watch: April 30, 1955;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
38. Carl Greene; End of Watch: March 14, 1928; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
39. Leon Griggs; End of Watch: January 31, 1970; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
40. Maria Michelle Groves; End of Watch: April 10, 1987;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
41. Gary Allen Gryder; End of Watch: June 29, 2008;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
42. Antonio Guzman Jr; End of Watch: January 9, 1973;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
43. Howard B Hammond; End of Watch: August 18, 1946;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
44. James Donald Harris; End of Watch: July 13, 1982;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
45. David Michael Healy; End of Watch: November 12, 1994;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
46. Timothy A Hearn; End of Watch: June 8, 1978; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
47. Oscar Hope; End of Watch: June 22, 1929; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
48. Elston M Howard; End of Watch: July 20, 1988; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
49. David Huerta; End of Watch: September 19, 1973;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
50. James Bruce Irby; End of Watch: June 27, 1990; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
51. Bobby L James; End of Watch: June 26, 1968; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
52. John C James; End of Watch: December 12, 1901; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
53. Rodney Joseph Johnson; End of Watch: September 21,
2006; Houston, Texas, P.D.
54. Ed Jones; End of Watch: September 13, 1929; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
55. P P Jones; End of Watch: January 30, 1927; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
56. Frank L Kellogg; End of Watch: November 30, 1955;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
57. S A Buster Kent; End of Watch: January 12, 1954;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
58. James F Kilty; End of Watch: April 8, 1976; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
59. Kent Dean Kincaid; End of Watch: May 23, 1998; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
60. Louis R Kuba; End of Watch: May 17, 1967; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
61. J D Landry; End of Watch: December 3, 1930; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
62. Robert Wayne Lee; End of Watch: January 31, 1971;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
63. Fred Maddox Jr; End of Watch: February 24, 1954;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
64. Eydelmen Mani; End of Watch: May 19, 2010; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
65. A P Marshall; End of Watch: November 8, 1937; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
66. Charles R McDaniel; End of Watch: August 4, 1963;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
67. E G Meinke; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
68. Harry Mereness; End of Watch: October 18, 1933;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
69. Noel R Miller; End of Watch: June 6, 1958; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
70. Kenneth L Moody; End of Watch: November 26, 1969;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
71. Horace Moody; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
72. William Moss; End of Watch: September 12, 1983; Houston
Airport Police, Texas.
73. Dave Murdock; End of Watch: June 27, 1921; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
74. William E Murphy; End of Watch: April 1, 1910; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
75. David Franklin Noel; End of Watch: June 17, 1972;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
76. M E Palmer; End of Watch: March 24, 1938; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
77. Isaac Parson; End of Watch: May 24, 1914; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
78. Ross Patton; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
79. Stephen Albert Perez; End of Watch: August 27, 2017;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
80. W B Phares; End of Watch: September 30, 1930; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
81. Herbert N Planer; End of Watch: February 18, 1965;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
82. Ira Raney; End of Watch: August 23, 1917; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
83. Winston J Rawlings; End of Watch: March 29, 1982;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
84. Jerry Lawrence Riley; End of Watch: June 18, 1974;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
85. John Charles Risley; End of Watch: October 23, 2000;
Harris County, Texas, S.O.
86. Sandra Ann Robbins; End of Watch: March 17, 1991; South
Houston, Texas, P.D.
87. George G Rojas; End of Watch: January 28, 1976;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
88. Michael P Roman; End of Watch: January 6, 1994;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
89. John Anthony Salvaggio; End of Watch: November 25,
1990; Houston, Texas, P.D.
90. Louis L Sander; End of Watch: January 21, 1967;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
91. Jeffery Scott Sanford; End of Watch: September 14,
1991; Harris County, Texas, S.O.
92. Kathleen C Schaefer; End of Watch: August 18, 1982;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
93. Robert Schultea; End of Watch: August 25, 1956;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
94. Daryl Wayne Shirley; End of Watch: April 28, 1982;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
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95. Richard Snow; End of Watch: March 17, 1882; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
96. Bruno David Soboleski; End of Watch: April 12, 1991;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
97. Jerry Leon Spruill; End of Watch: October 27, 1972;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
98. R H Sullivan; End of Watch: March 9, 1935; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
99. John W Suttle; End of Watch: August 3, 1959; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
100. Cuong Huy Trinh; End of Watch: April 6, 1997; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
101. Alberto Vasquez; End of Watch: May 22, 2001; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
102. James T Walker; End of Watch: March 8, 1963; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
103. Victor R Wells III; End of Watch: October 2, 1980; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
104. R O Wells; End of Watch: July 30, 1927; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
105. Albert Charles Wilkins; End of Watch: January 6, 1978;
Harris County, Texas, C.O.
106. Kevin Scott Will; End of Watch: May 29, 2011; Houston, Texas,
P.D.
107. Henry Williams; End of Watch: February 8, 1886;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
108. William C Williams Jr; End of Watch: April 16, 1930;
Harris County, Texas, S.O.
109. Edd Williams; End of Watch: January 12, 1974; Harris
County, Texas, S.O.
110. James Franklin Willis; End of Watch: July 1, 1964;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
111. Marvin Alton Winter; End of Watch: December 4, 1937;
Harris County, Texas, C.O., Pct. 4.
112. Andrew Winzer; End of Watch: February 18, 1988;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
113. Jeter Young; End of Watch: June 19, 1921; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
114. Herman Youngst; End of Watch: December 12, 1901;
Houston, Texas, P.D.
115. Joe A Zamarron; End of Watch: April 18, 1981; Houston,
Texas, P.D.
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